This cabinet card features an Italian family posing for a photographer at the turn of the century in Paola, Italy. Father and mother are seen posing with their four daughters and one son. Dad appears to be holding a cigar and the family is flanked by a flowering plant on one side and a rocking horse on the other side (next to the boy).
Tags: "cabinet card", Italian, Italy, Paola, Rocking Horse
May 3, 2009 at 11:58 pm |
Hard to believe that we have ‘turned another century’ and mean something different from the younger set when we say ‘turn of the century.’ We think 1899-1901 and they think 1999-2001.
Photos like this are also a bit difficult to look at when you think the adorable little boy on the left was probably of military age in WWI, and the the kids probably all had to face WWII as well.
May 4, 2009 at 1:04 pm |
You are absolutely correct. My use of the term “turn of the century” does reveal my age. Your comments disclose that you look at the photographs in a similar manner as I do. You appreciate them as windows through which we see history. In regard to your noting that the subjects of this photo were facing a very traumatic future, I wanted to let you know that comments on the reverse of the photo indicate that at least some of these family members did immigrate to the United States. Thanks for your comment.